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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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7 k/ u0 ~: ]! w. j/ s' ~7 lCanada's biggest bank announced Tuesday it is reducing the posted rate on three-year to 10-year loans by a tenth of a point. The reductions are effective Wednesday.5 }4 J9 Y& S: [/ f$ D, J
" S! e; ]% \; y/ ? VAt the Royal, a three-year closed term falls to 6.5 per cent, while a five-year loan drops to 6.75 per cent and a seven year loan to 7.25 per cent.% q; p8 C) P) ^! N- G' a L8 o/ K7 b
; u9 e6 @1 z5 P9 ?- {The cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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